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Meta Allows Drug Ads Selling Everything from Opioids to Cocaine
Meta says it prohibits ads that sell prescription and recreational drugs. But it’s approving drug dealer ads targeting users in multiple countries.
The same day Clegg made his announcement, Meta ran paid advertisements on its platforms selling opioids like oxycodone, tramadol, and Percocet as well as what appeared to be chunks of cocaine and ecstasy pills in violation of the company’s own policies. Another Facebook video ad that targeted users in Sweden in May-June 2024, showing packages of Oxycontin and Rivotril, linked to a Telegram account that told visitors, in Swedish, “Look, we sell all types of cannabis, hashish, psychedelic, cocaine, benzos, oxy, ketamine, diazepam at a good price. TTP’s findings show that Meta repeatedly missed or ignored obvious signs of drug dealing activity in ads, raising questions about its automated review process and statements by company executives about their commitment to user safety.
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